AMBIGUOUS

(adj.) having more than one possible meaning
"ambiguous words", "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy"
(adj.) open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
"an equivocal statement", "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates", "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness", "popularity is an equivocal crown", "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"
synonyms : equivocal
His words to the press were deliberately equivocal - he didn't deny the reports but neither did he confirm them. NOTE: The opposite is unequivocal. -added by pkhalwadekar
(adj.) having no intrinsic or objective meaning; not organized in conventional patterns
"an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference", "ambiguous inkblots"
He was caught in an ambiguous situation with no frame of reference. -added by naila_inlas

Selected Mnemonic for ambiguous

(Tag: Global) Ambi (am + bi) means 2 , while guous sounds like guess. So if 2 people guess on something, then it will make the subject doubtful or unclear.
added by abhims2

Mnemonics for ambiguous

(Tag: Pri) ambi means two/both..guous sounds like guess..both are wild guess so its doubtful
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